Birendra Lakra joins national team for four nation tour
Sportslogon Team January 8th 2018

Bhubaneswar : Odia defender Birendra Lakra has been conformed his place in the national team, the 20-member team was announced by Hockey India on Monday, the team who will take part in the 2018 Four Nations Invitational Tournament in New Zealand starting from January 17.

India will compete with Belgium, Japan and hosts New Zealand at Tauranga and Hamilton.

The team will be led by 25-year-old midfielder Manpreet Singh while Chinglensana Singh Kangujam will shoulder the responsibility of Vice Captain.

Making a strong comeback after nearly eight months of injury layoff is goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who missed some of the key tournaments in 2017 due to knee injury. .